St. Louis 11, NY Mets 6
When: 8:15 PM ET, Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature:
73°
Umpires:
Home -
Andy Fletcher, 1B -
Tim Welke, 2B -
Jim Reynolds, 3B -
Mike DiMuro
Attendance:
37746
By SportsDirect Inc.
Adron Chambers delivered a bases-loaded triple in a six-run seventh inning as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for an 11-6 victory over the visiting New York Mets on Tuesday to keep pace in the National League wild card race.
The Cardinals remained 2 1/2 games behind the Atlanta Braves, who beat the Florida Marlins 4-0 on Tuesday. St. Louis has won 11 of its last 13 and has eight games remaining.
Ryan Theriot's two-run ground-rule double gave the Cardinals a 7-6 lead in the seventh. After Yadier Molina was intentionally walked, Chambers, who entered with one hit and one RBI in his career, pulled his triple into the right-field corner.
Lance Berkman continued his hot hitting with two hits, including a two-run single in the fifth, and Albert Pujols went 4-for-5 for his seventh four-hit game of the season. Pujols has reached base in 35 consecutive games.
The Mets (73-81) have lost eight of 10 and will need to win their final eight games to avoid a third consecutive losing season.
The Mets' Jose Reyes went 1-for-4 to keep his average at .331. He is one point behind Milwaukee's Ryan Braun, who went 1-for-5 on Tuesday to lower his league-leading average to .332.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| NY Mets |
|
St. Louis |
|
Michael Pelfrey
|
Player |
Edwin Jackson |
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
6.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
2 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
10 |
Hits |
9 |
|
7.50 |
ERA |
9.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| NY Mets
|
10 |
0 |
12 |
.278 |
23 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| St. Louis
|
16 |
0 |
22 |
.410 |
12 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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